Joe sent in this is a really beautiful way of securing a door. The design was inspired from magnetic core memory that was used in early computers. In this case, the final product is used for keeping a dog from breaking the glass while trying to attack the mailman! [Thanks Joe!] Magnetic Core inspired Door […]
Alexader Gurko’s “Begging Bot” plays music just by synching up the sounds a floppy and hard drive makes when spinning their motors. After the song is done, the CD drives opens up and the bot asks for donations from the public. The sound is actually pretty interesting if you watch the above video. [via]
I don’t know how I’ve missed Tim Prentice’s work; he’s truly amazing. In my current work in kinetic sculpture, I am trying to concentrate on the movement, rather than the object. I take it as an article of faith that the air around us moves in ways which are organic, whimsical, and unpredictable. I therefore […]
Tonight was the Design & Technology at Parsons the New School for Design MFA thesis show at the Chelsea Art Museum in New York. Lots of green themes and data visualizations, my favorite piece was the motorized “Controller nana” by Kan Yang (Kyle) Li – an experimental game controller hack for artists – More photos […]
Nice laser etched inches & millimeter watch mod.
Clever, use CCTV cameras to make your music video… UUnable to afford a proper camera crew and equipment, The Get Out Clause, an unsigned band from the city, decided to make use of the cameras seen all over British streets. With an estimated 13 million CCTV cameras in Britain, suitable locations were not hard to […]
I-Wei Huang, a.k.a. Crabfu, tries his hand at Sculpey, and the results are (predictably) FU-licious. Crabfu Steamworks
